The first operational flight of a Rafale with a Meteor last week. (Photo: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) on Mar. 4, 2021, French Air Force declared the Meteor Beyond Visual Range (BVR) radar-guided air-to-air missile operational after the first operational flight with a live missile. The aircraft, a Rafale …
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Col. Robert R. Scott waves from the cockpit of his Republic F-84F Thunderstreak after completing a record-breaking transcontinental flight, 9 March 1955. (AP Photo) 66 years ago today two air force pilots from Des Moines broke the speed record from Los Angeles to New York, making a nonstop flight in …
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AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS—PUBLIC DOMAIN For the first time ever, the US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels debut an F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet flight formation known as the “Super Delta” during a joint training evolution, as the following video was taken on Mar. 2, 2021, …
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An F-35B is displayed with Spear, ASRAAM and Meteor missiles, with the Tempest mock-up in the background. (photo: RAF Marham) The United Kingdom Armed Forces brace themselves for the government’s next defense review, signs point to significant cuts to the Royal Air Force and the British Army, including a potential …
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A top US Air Force official has expressed apprehension about whether the country will be able to develop the sixth-generation fighter jet before China fields it and uses it against America. Commander of the U.S. US Air Combat Command General Mark D. Kelly warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army could …
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A U.S. Naval Air Reserve McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) on 18 October 1986. Credits: Camera Operator: AE3 Jeff Miller, USN The F/A-18 was designed to be a highly versatile aircraft due to its avionics, cockpit displays, and excellent aerodynamic characteristics, …
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Credits: Onbeatman / Youtube Paramount Pictures Released the First Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick on July 18, 2019. The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1986 Navy fighter flick Top Gun may have been delayed until 2021, but one enterprising YouTuber is keeping the excitement alive, and coincidentally, making me really wish …
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An Air Force MQ-9A Reaper taxis in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The MQ-9A’s primary mission is a hunter-killer against emerging targets to achieve joint force commander objectives. (Air Force Photo) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to acquire 30 General Atomics MQ-9B Guardian …
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Elephant Walk at Neuburg. (Image credit: Luftwaffe) on Mar. 6, 2021, German Air Force has arranged an Elephant Walk that involved 18 Eurofighter jets at Neuburg Air Base. Weird elephant walk at Bavarian Air Base had no pilots, wheel chocks and engines off). Images of the Eurofighters together on the …
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A screengrab from a video shows the wreck of the military helicopter that crashed in Bitlis, Turkey, on March 4, 2021. (IHA Photo) The Turkish military helicopter crashed on a hillside in Tatvan, Bitlis province. Eleven occupants died in the crash and two were injured. In a statement, the ministry …
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